> On 9 Sep 2023, at 20:20, John Francis <jo...@panix.com> wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 09, 2023 at 06:45:09PM +0200, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: >>> Am 09.09.23 um 18:16 schrieb Rick Womer: >>> Yesterday we took a trip to Doylestown, a well-preserved town incorporated >>> in 1838, about an hour west of Philly. >> >> A most peculiar place indeed. >> >> What do you call the guy in the third and fifth photo? It would be a >> Kasper in German or a Guignol in French. >> >> Ralf > > In the U.K. that would most often be identified as "Mr Punch" > (from "Punch & Judy" puppet shows, and also featuring on the > masthead of "Punch" magazine) > -- >
He is based on the character of Pulcinella from the Italian Commedia dell’arte. His profile is said to be derived from that of the Emperor Vespasian, as seen on Roman coins. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
